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Old 02-21-2008, 01:19 PM  
stereolab
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Originally Posted by EonBlue View Post
Randy California, the guy who wrote Taurus, was friends with Jimmy Page and gave Jimmy permission to "borrow" that intro.

Spirit was an excellent band in their own right but having Led Zeppelin ask to borrow a bit from one of your songs must have felt pretty good.
i bet it would have felt even better to get some royalties.

jimmy page "borrowed" TONS of music from other bands.
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